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After reports that an explicit video of Virgin Islands high school students is making the rounds on digital platforms in the territory, police have warned residents about the steep penalties …
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Students got into the competitive spirit as they tested their chess skills last week during the second annual Inter-Secondary Division Chess Tournament. Seven high schools across the territory — both …
Two Elmore Stoutt High School teachers have been “removed from the school premises” while police and other officials investigate separate allegations of “inappropriate behaviour,” according to a letter Principal Vanessa …
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On Monday afternoon at Elmore Stoutt High School, three students and two teachers watched closely as a three-foot-tall robot named Odin manoeuvred a blue rubber ball across the electronics room. …
After each Elmore Stoutt High School graduate walked across the stage to receive a diploma last Thursday at the Multi-purpose Sports Complex, valedictorian J’Quela Callwood took the microphone. “We adapted …
The Class of 2024 has much to celebrate as they receive their diplomas and welcome the future. While the road ahead will be challenging, the graduates have proven themselves more …
Elmore Stoutt High School student Adrianne Thomas was crowned the territory’s new junior ambassador of tourism after a speech competition held last week at U.P.’s Cineplex. Ms. Thomas was among …
On Friday afternoon in the Elmore Stoutt High School courtyard, dozens of students stood and recited a vow in unison during a call-and-response session. “I pledge to be a partner …
Following “incidents of extreme misconduct” last week, Elmore Stoutt High School activated its remote learning plan and told students to stay home on Friday. However, students returned to class on …
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When Stacy Hodge started a “side hustle” selling and renting party supplies, she was working as a general manager and interior decorator. But eventually, her business, Party World BVI, became …
An Elmore Stoutt High School student was transported to the Road Town Police Station for “intervention” after police responded to a report from the campus shortly after 2 p.m. on …
Bregado Flax Educational Centre emerged victorious in the preliminary round of the 2024 Inter-Secondary School Debates on Friday at the New Testament Church of God International Worship Centre Activity Hall, …
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After two days of competition, the Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary Division Senior Team and the St. George’s Secondary School Junior Team emerged as the winners of the Inter-Secondary School …
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Fifteen schools across the territory competed in the Mindfulness Mural Competition hosted recently by the Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Unit of the BVI Health Services Authority. Elmore …
On Oct. 26, a group of children gathered around instructors Mark Hooper and Mark Taylor at the Tortola Judo Club for an anti-bullying self-defence class. “Things like cyberbullying, emotional abuse: …
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An arrest and a gun scare on Monday at Elmore Stoutt High School alarmed parents and students alike, leaving some residents questioning the school’s security measures and ability to respond …
A team of four students from the Virgin Islands will compete in an Olympic-style robotics competition from Saturday through Tuesday in Singapore. Amani Brown, Denae Scatliffe-Chalwell and Jayron Gibson of …
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In response to a Sept. 15 teacher sit-in protesting classroom conditions and other issues at Elmore Stoutt High School, education officials met with ESHS administration and staff last week to …
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During the eye of Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017, senior government officials in charge of the disaster response were forced to evacuate the very building that was supposed to …
Natural disasters, Covid-19 and shift systems were no match for the 177 students of Elmore Stoutt High School who graduated during a ceremony on June 22 at the Multi-purpose Sports …
It’s about time. Kudos to the Recovery and Development Agency, the government, contractors and everyone else who worked together to finally complete the new Elmore Stoutt High School buildings. As …
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A new school semester is starting in an exciting way for students at Elmore Stoutt High School as they become the first to attend class at newly opened buildings on …
Though the new buildings at Elmore Stoutt High School initially were scheduled to be completed before September, shipping challenges and other issues have set the target date months behind, according …
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As the Recovery and Development Agency works to complete four new buildings on the main campus at Elmore Stoutt High School, it signed a contract for demolition of the temporary …
As students head back to class for a new school year, all is not well in the Virgin Islands. Five years after Hurricane Irma, far too many of the territory’s …
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